SEPTEMBER Equinox marks the arrival of the first day of spring in the Southern Hemisphere. That’s why in the earth’s southern areas, the September Equinox is known as the Spring Equinox. It takes place on Sunday, 22 September, just after…
COFFS City Orchestra will present a classical springtime concert at the Harbourside Markets on Sunday 22 September. “People are used to seeing full orchestras on stage in concert halls but we’re taking our instruments outdoors to celebrate spring on the…
OPENING night looms for CHATS Productions and the Coast Comedy Players’ romantic comedy, ‘Companion Planting’. The excited cast are in final dress rehearsals and firing up their thespian guns to bring some top-notch comedic acting to the Jetty Memorial Theatre.…
ONE of the most popular days of the Coffs Harbour International Buskers & Comedy Festival is always ‘Kids Day’. Scheduled for Thursday 3 October organisers have a super program lined up, headlined by not one but two fabulous music tributes…
IT seems that the release schedule for Australian cinema is built around the state to our south, as this week’s slate of family films arrives perfectly timed for Victoria’s school holidays. A heavy favourite for the next great, enduring animated…
IN the 1960s, development applications could be one page long, housing advocates say. Now, documents that run to reams of pages are spending months collecting dust on NSW bureaucrats’ desks, sending waiting times for much-needed homes skyrocketing. Premier Chris Minns…
CHEAPER petrol, lower beer prices and discounts on student debt have all been floated as potential Nationals policy as the party sharpens its pitch ahead of a federal election. Cutting and freezing increases linked to inflation on the fuel excise…
UMBRELLA Theatrical Productions are seeking participants for a school holiday workshop addressing issues of racism. “Together, we will create short plays based on the collective life experiences of the workshop participants,” workshop facilitator Adrienne Megan Lester told News Of The…
STUDENTS from five Northern Beaches schools have hit the stage for the first “Gawbarri garluguna – Gather become one” creative arts showcase. More than 500 public school student performers, and many more helping behind the scenes, worked incredibly hard to…
TOORMINA Public School’s trivia team has done it again, winning the Rotary Club of Sawtell’s “famous” annual fundraiser. The Toormi Tropics were presented with the Highgrove Bathroom Cup for the highest scoring team as well as the third overall trivia…